Jeongguk couldn't fall asleep no matter how much he tossed and turned around. Taehyung's confession to Jimin kept ringing in his ears.
Even though he still couldn't understand how a man could like a man and even though he found the idea absolutely revolting, he couldn't help but feel bad for Taehyung, who was all alone in the garden with no one to comfort him through his pain.
'I shouldn't have left him alone' he thought as he shot up from the bed. 'I'll try talking to him if possible' he told himself as he put on his robes and walked out of his mansion.
His heart broke when he realized that Taehyung was still kneeling in the same place with his head still in his hands.
"Taehyung hyung..." he called out hesitantly. Taehyung looked up and immediately bowed to Jeongguk. "Your Majesty" he greeted him with red rimmed eyes.
"I'm not here as a King, hyung" Jeongguk said and sat down next to Taehyung. "Come with me to my mansion if you don't wanna go back to your room and sleep with Jimin hyung tonight" Jeongguk said, not knowing what else to say.
"Huh?"
"I....I...umm...I heard your....umm..."
"Ohh" was all Taehyung could say. He understood what Jeongguk was trying to say.
'I heard your confession.'
"Thank you" he said. "Do you want to talk about it?" Jeongguk asked. "I have nothing to say" Taehyung said. "But I'm sure you have a lot of questions" he continued.
"I do, but you can clear them later. They are not that important" Jeongguk said. "No, it's okay. I'll clear them. I wanna distract myself anyway" Taehyung said.
"Ohh," Jeongguk said and got up, "come with me, then". He held a hand out and waited for Taehyung to grab a hold of it.
Taehyung levered himself up with it and dusted himself. He wiped his tears and sighed loudly. "Where are we going?" he asked. "Just trust me and come with me, hyung" Jeongguk said. Taehyung gave him a small smile and nodded. "Lead the way, then" he said.
"What were you doing in Yoongi hyung's garden?" he asked as they kept walking. "It's been a while since I properly met them. So I decided to meet all of them tonight and was on my way back from Yoongi hyung's room when I heard you yell at Jimin hyung. Something like, 'when did that happen??!!' " Jeongguk said, making his voice sound ridiculously deep at the end to mock Taehyung.
Taehyung chuckled loudly. "That's not what I sound like" he said. "Yes, you sound way more deep" Jeongguk said and rolled his eyes. Taehyung scoffed and looked away.
"You know what? Back in our century, right before we left for Korea, Jimin's uncle told me that I was soo sassy that I wouldn't even hesitate to yell at a King. I told him that I was an innocent little bean and that I would never do such a thing" he said and chuckled loudly. "But that's exactly what happened right after I stepped into this century. Don't you think it's a bit ironical?" he asked.
Jeongguk laughed out loud. "I find that whole thing really funny now. The way you barged into my tent and kept yelling at me like you didn't know who you were talking to....the whole thing seems so funny now" he said, making Taehyung laugh along.
"But I was so frustrated, you know? I mean, those weirdoes were running after me and I came to you for help and you asked them to throw me into dungeons and then called me a peasant and...woah, that was really frustrating back then. I had no idea why everyone was wearing those weird clothes and I was soo sure that I was in a drama shooting site" Taehyung said.
"What's that, by the way? You kept calling all of us actors, right? Do people of your century act by wearing clothes of our century?" Jeongguk asked. "Not all the dramas, but a few historical dramas have clothes like yours" Taehyung said. "Hmmm" Jeongguk hummed and moved a branch out of his view.
"Here we are" he said as he stood in front of a huge, clear lake that reflected the moon light beautifully. "Beautiful" Taehyung whispered, making Jeongguk smile widely. "No matter what's bothering you, the air around this lake relaxes you immediately. I always come here whenever everything becomes too much for me" Jeongguk said.
"It sure is relaxing" Taehyung said and flopped onto the ground beside the lake. "Come on" he said, patting the ground next to him. Jeongguk flopped down as well and heaved a huge sigh.
"I have something to confess" Taehyung said after the two of them enjoyed the air silently for a while. "What is it?" Jeongguk asked. "We actually heard you and Hobi hyung argue today in the evening. We left right after realizing that you were arguing, but we understood what the matter was about" Taehyung said.
"Ohh"
"Hmm"
Jeongguk heaved another huge sigh. "It's okay, hyung. Almost everyone knows what's happening, anyway" he said. "Hmm" Taehyung said, not wanting to pry further into Jeongguk's private life.
"So you like Jimin hyung?" Jeongguk asked after a while.
Taehyung sighed again. "Yeah" he said.
"But....."
"He is a man, yeah" Taehyung said.
"But....how?" Jeongguk asked.
"There isn't any written rule that we only have to like a person of the opposite gender, Jeongguk. There are a few people who like people of the same gender as well. Or sometimes, people like people of both the genders. I am one of the second type of people. I like the people of the same gender as mine. And it isn't wrong to do so. At least, not in the twenty first century. You can proudly lift your head and say 'I like men' and no one would say anything about it. Because it isn't wrong or weird. It is natural. You can't help it" Taehyung said.
Jeongguk remained silent. He didn't think Taehyung would actually sit and lecture him about it, but he couldn't help but find sense in it even though half of his mind kept finding it revolting.
"But Jimin hyung doesn't like men?" he asked. "Sadly, yeah" Taehyung sighed. "Hmm" Jeongguk said, not knowing what to say. "It's alright, hyung. I'm sure you will be able to get over it. You can't force someone to like you back, can you?" he said.
"You are talking from experience, aren't you?" Taehyung scoffed. Jeongguk grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Ahh, I'm feeling sleepy" Taehyung exclaimed and lay down. "You go back to your mansion. I'll spend the night here" he said. "Are you sure? It's cold here. Come to my mansion. You can sleep in one of the guest rooms" Jeongguk said.
"Nah, it's okay. I wanna distract myself over here" Taehyung said. "Alright, then. Good night, hyung. Take care. I'll see you at dinner tomorrow" Jeongguk said and got up.
"Ohh, you are finally gonna come and dine with all of us?" Taehyung asked.
"Yes. Work isn't that hectic anymore. Just have to figure out how to deal with protesting Ministers, so it is alright. I can come and join all of you" Jeongguk said. "Ohh, that's great! See you tomorrow, then. Thank you for distracting me tonight" Taehyung said. "Ahh, it's nothing, hyung" Jeongguk said, making Taehyung smile gratefully.
"Good night. Get going" Taehyung said.
"Good night" Jeongguk said and was just about to walk away when he remembered something.
"Ahh, hyung!! I have one more doubt" he said.
"Uhuh?" Taehyung prompted him to go on.
"What is the meaning of fuck?"
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The Prisoner of Oryn
Fanfiction'Jeon Jeongguk was the first ever king to come out as gay and marry a guy.' Every student who majored in history knew this fact. Even Taehyung. But what he didn't know was that he was that mysterious war prisoner who Jeongguk fell in love with and...
